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144Brands that produce plastic packaging should pay the price for waste, Mayor tells MPshttp://news.hackney.gov.uk/brands-that-produce-plastic-packaging-should-pay-the-price-for-waste-mayor-tells-mps/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/brands-that-produce-plastic-packaging-should-pay-the-price-for-waste-mayor-tells-mps/The Mayor of Hackney, Philip Glanville, has urged the Government to make sure brands that sell or produce goods in plastic packaging pick up the bill for the waste they cause.

Speaking to MPs in the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee’sinquiryinto the implications of the Government’s waste strategy, he urged the Government to strengthen its proposals to make brands that produce packaging responsible for the costs of managing packaging waste, by ensuring that these take into account all aspects of managing packaging waste, not just the cost of collecting recycling.

He told the Committee that the industry should “get its act in order” by “making sure that they are not producing packaging that isn’t recyclable”, while saying that the principles outlined in the strategy to make producers pay for the costs of managing waste were “positive”.

The Mayor also called for any changes to local waste collections in the waste strategy to be fully funded by central Government.

]]>Hackney,Select Committee,Recycling,Waste Strategy,MPs,Government,WasteWed, 12 Jun 2019 10:16:55 +0100https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_mayorofhackneyphilipglanvilleatthehousingcommunitiesandlocalgovernmentselectcommitteeimagecredit-parliament.uk-749004.png?10000First ever Zero Waste Hub to launch at Clissold Park next weekhttp://news.hackney.gov.uk/first-ever-zero-waste-hub-to-launch-at-clissold-park-next-week/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/first-ever-zero-waste-hub-to-launch-at-clissold-park-next-week/Clissold Park will next week play host to Hackney’s first ever Zero Waste Hub, a free community pop-up for residents to reuse, repair and learn new skills.

People will be able to get electrical items fixed, bring in unwanted household items, take others, learn how to repair clothes and buy a bike or get theirs fixed.

Zero Waste Hubs replace the Council’s popular Give and Take Days, where last year nearly 600 people donated and collected items for free, diverting around 5 tonnes of waste from disposal.

The Council is co-hosting the event in partnership with Plastic Free Hackney, Hackney Fixers, Forest Recycling Project, TRAID and Peddle My Wheels.

The Zero Waste Hub takes place at 11am-3pm on Saturday 8 June at Clissold Park.

]]>Hackney,Hackney Council,Zero Waste,Zero waste hub,recycling,waste,circular economyThu, 30 May 2019 14:01:41 +0100https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_hackney_8042198.jpg?10000Hackney launches Toys Gift Appeal 2019http://news.hackney.gov.uk/hackney-launches-toys-gift-appeal-2019/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/hackney-launches-toys-gift-appeal-2019/Hackney is staging its own Toy Story this Christmas with an appeal to families across the borough to gift outgrown and unwanted toys that other children can enjoy after the festive season to Hackney’s Toys Gift Appeal.

Hackney Council, in partnership with Forest Recycling Project, will run pre-loved toy collections at seven venues across the borough between Thursday 3 January and Wednesday 23 January 2019.

Many families will be flooded with new toys this Christmas to the delight of children who are fortunate to receive them, but spare a thought for the old toys clogging up cupboards and exceeding their shelf life that are still in good condition but now overlooked, outgrown, and no longer played with. The Council are asking residents to spread goodwill this festive season and declutter their homes at the same time by asking them to donate unwanted toys which will be gifted to other children in the borough throughcharitable organisations and educational centres.

Last year, the scheme collectedover 1,500 toys worth more than £5,500. Toys were donated to Homerton Hope for children receiving treatments, as well as the Rehabilitation Company in north London for children of parents on probation and also spread widely across Children’s Centres across Hackney. This year, the Council hopes to receive even more toys which should be donated in a good condition and fit to be shared with other children. Residents can place their pre-loved toys in the containers provided at the following locations:

Linden Children’s Centre- they offer a wide range of services and free fun activities for all families with children under five

Lloyds Park Children's Charity - the Baby Bank- they support vulnerable families including families affected by domestic violence and poverty

Equalities National Council- they focus on delivering expert advocacy and mentoring support for and on behalf of BME disabled people and their carers and people suffering with long term impairments

The Silverlining Charity -theyoffer opportunities for all those affected by brain injury to get involved in exciting and purposeful activities in the community

]]>Hackney Council,Toys Gift appeal,Toys,recyclingThu, 13 Dec 2018 14:05:19 +0000https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_20180125-125427-951305.jpg?10000Christmas waste collection dates http://news.hackney.gov.uk/christmas-waste-collection-dates/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/christmas-waste-collection-dates/Hackney Council is asking residents to do all they can to reduce waste and maximise recycling during the holiday season and get to know their waste collection dates and recycling options.

Hackney Council won’t be providing waste and recycling collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. This means during the Christmas week,residents with their normal collection on Monday and Tuesday will have their collection a day earlier and for the rest of the borough it will be one day late. During the New Year week, all collections except New Year’s Eve will be one day later than normal.

Real Christmas trees can recycled and turned into compost. If you live in a street level property you can have it collected from your home between 2-11 January, on your rubbish and recycling day. Put your tree (without any decorations) at the front boundary of your property by 7am. If you live in a block or estate, leave it next to your communal bins (not inside them), making sure you do not block access to the bins.

Residents can also take their real Christmas trees to Millfields Depot, Millfields Road, E5 0AR from 8am-3pm Mondays-Fridays or 8am-12pm on Saturdays before 31 January.Normal garden waste collections will be suspended for this period, with the standard service resuming on 14 January.

Now in its 10th year, in 2018, 14,347 actions will be implemented under the coordination of 32 national or regional coordinators from 20 countries. Activities span waste reduction, products reuse and materials recycling, as well as clean-ups that will be taking place across Europe and beyond.

Hackney recycles 27% of its waste, and although it has improved in recent years, we can all do a little more.

What is the challenge?

If you don't recycle much, you can give food waste recycling a go. If you already recycle a lot, rethink the way you use single-use disposables and explore low-waste living. Start with simple tasks, like switching from shampoo bottles to soap bars or buying loose fruit and vegetables instead of packaged ones.

The aim is to encourage you to make as close to no waste as possible - if you manage none then even better. It may seem difficult at first, but if you challenge yourself you will undoubtedly reduce your waste. After the challenge is over, you may want to stick to some of your new habits. Small changes really can make a big difference.

After the challenge ends, check how much less waste you threw away. Did you manage to make zero waste?

Share your#ZeroWasteHackneytips during the challenge. Spread the word, nominate someone you know to take the challenge by tagging them on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

]]>#ZeroWasteHackney challenge,recycling,waste,HackneyWed, 21 Nov 2018 15:50:32 +0000https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_zerowastechallenge-709594.jpg?10000Hackney’s annual Repair and Re-use Day returns to London Fields on Saturday 7 July http://news.hackney.gov.uk/hackneys-annual-repair-and-re-use-day-returns-to-london-fields-on-saturday-7-july/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/hackneys-annual-repair-and-re-use-day-returns-to-london-fields-on-saturday-7-july/The event, now in its fifth year, aims to help residents reduce waste and save money by having their broken electrical items mended by Hackney Fixers.

People will also be able to donate unwanted items and pick up something they need at the give and take stall, which is like a jumble sale where no money changes hands.

Dr Bike will be at the event to provide residents with free bicycle checks and minor repairs. Plus there will be textile workshops, led by Barley Massey from Fabrications, to help people repair clothes that may otherwise be thrown away.

The North London Waste Authority waste prevention team will also be on hand to demonstrate how to prepare meals using food normally destined for the bin. Freebies will also be available to help residents cook the right portions as well as a host of fun games.

The event demonstrates the Council's commitment to creating a circular economy and encouraging a more sustainable approach to consumption, through repairing and sharing before recycling, which only represents part of the solution.

The Repair and Re-use Day will take place between 11am and 3pm. For more details, check #RepairReuseHackney, follow @greenerhackney on Twitter or check the Greener Hackney facebook page.

]]>Repair and Re-use,Hackney Council,Recycling,Sustainable,London,London FieldsFri, 22 Jun 2018 09:58:34 +0100https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_repairandreuse.png?10000Hackney residents can now get rewarded for reducing and reusing wastehttp://news.hackney.gov.uk/rewarded-for-reducing-and-reusing-waste/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/rewarded-for-reducing-and-reusing-waste/Over 30,000 households have now signed up for Hackney Recycling Rewards, which rewards members with discounts in local shops and a chance to win £100 vouchers every three months.

To incentivise people to reduce and re-use waste, as well as recycling, Hackney Council has now added a range of new opportunities for members to earn points.

Members can earn 400 points for ordering a No Junk Mail pack and 2,000 points for using a real nappy voucher to buy reusable nappies. Disposable nappies take at least 200 years to decompose and are more expensive than reusable nappies in the long term. That is why the Council works with the Hackney Real Nappy Network to put on monthly Nappucino events at Hackney Central Library where parents can learn more about reusable nappies, pick up a £54 voucher and see a demonstration.

Reuse is the next best option, so members earn 400 points for donating textiles at bring banks and 1,500 points for using the free furniture re-use collection service.

To reduce the amount of food and garden waste thrown away Hackney Council offers residents the opportunity to buy a compost bin from as little as £7. People without gardens are not left out, as the range of micro-composters are perfect for balconies and kitchens. As a bonus, members will earn 1,000 Green Points for their order.

]]>News,RecyclingMon, 07 Aug 2017 14:53:37 +0100https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_hds721-rewards-300x250px-web-ad.gif?10000Our recycling champshttp://news.hackney.gov.uk/our-recycling-champs/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/our-recycling-champs/The first batch of Hackney Recycling Rewardswinners have been announced, with £100 given to 44 winners and £40 to 103 runners-up.

They are the first winners of quarterly prizes handed out to residents who recycle the most in their area.

Over 16,000 residents have already signed up to the scheme since it launched last October. As part of the scheme, the Council measures the amount of rubbish and recycling produced by each of the borough’s 21 wards. When a ward recycles more and wastes less, all of its members earn points. Every three months, 147 vouchers are given out to those members who have earned the most points.

Members can also vote and win money for local charities, as well as using a membership card or app for offers and discounts in over 100 local shops.

A word from our winners

]]>Recycling,NewsThu, 26 Jan 2017 13:21:54 +0000https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_-mg-4002.jpg?10000Old toys wanted to spread cheer this Christmas http://news.hackney.gov.uk/old-toys-wanted-to-spread-cheer-this-christmas/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/old-toys-wanted-to-spread-cheer-this-christmas/Many families will be getting lots of new toys this Christmas, but what about all those old toys clogging up cupboards or laying un-played with on the top shelf?

Why not spread good will this festive season and recycle unwanted toys by donating them to charity.

Hackney Council is running pre-loved toy collections at venues across the borough between Monday 5 December and Friday 16 January. Simply bring along used toys and they will be gifted to children through the Hackney Migrant Centre and to those receiving hospital treatment over the festive period through Homerton Hope.

Tonya Chalker, Fundraising Manager for the charity Homerton Hope said: “We have a children’s ward, outpatients clinic, children’s A&E and a children’s community centre, The Hackney Ark, who will all benefit from these pre-loved toys. We always try to give gifts to any children that are in the hospital over Christmas and also to our community team to hand out on any visits over Christmas so we would appreciate any donations.”

Make sure any old toys being donated are in a good condition and are fit to be shared with other children.

Old and broken electrical items may seem worthless, but in fact they are full of valuable materials like gold and zinc.

The plastics and metals in waste electrical items can be separated and sent to be recycled. But in 2015, only 1.4% of electrical waste in Hackney was recycled, with the rest ending up in the bin.

Most broken items do not even need to make it to the recycling bin - they can be repaired and re-used fairly easily. Hackney Fixers runs free, fun Restart Parties to help people fix electrical and electronic goods. They advertise their events on their website, which also contains repair tips and a map of local repairers.

One iron contains enough steel to produce 13 drink cans, so dropping it into a recycling bank instead of putting it in the bin helps save energy and resources. Cables, plugs, chargers and remote controls can all be recycled too.

The Council will collect larger appliances like washing machines and TVs free of charge - residents just need to book a collection.

When it comes to festivals, it can seem like Hackney has it all: celebrations of music, film, dance and food. But a festival for fixing things? As of 21 November, the borough has that too.

Billed as Hackney’s first ‘festival of fixing’, The Big Fix aims to promote the idea of fixing items rather than throwing them away. Organised by Hackney Fixers, the free drop-in event at St Mark’s Dalston, will feature experts in every aspect of ‘fixing’, who will run workshops, answer questions and stage demonstrations.

Organiser James Diamond said: “We are going to fill the place with as much fixing activity as we can, and have fun doing it.”

Workshops include a chair repair surgery with The School of Stuff; a patching up clothes class with Broadway Market business Fabrications; and a bicycle MOT with the Hackney Bike Workshop. Restart Party will examine any malfunctioning gadgets. The Council’s recycling team has also signed up to answer questions about wasteprevention and re-use.

Local company Sugru will demonstrate their mouldable DIY fixing product developed in the borough and now taking the world by storm.

From making moth deterrents to crafting things from rubbish, there’s something for everything and everyone.

Organiser Friederike Hanisch, said:

“We’re excited to see so many different local repairing initiatives joining us for the Big Fix and looking forward to enthusing many more people with the joys of repair.”

]]>recycling,newsFri, 13 Nov 2015 18:08:38 +0000https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_fixed1.jpg?10000Recycle plastics around the home and on the go http://news.hackney.gov.uk/plastic/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/plastic/A new campaign to encourage people to recycle more plastic around the home and on the go kicks off this week.

As part of national Recycle Week (22-28 June), residents are being urged to not only recycle items from their kitchen, but also from the bathroom, living room and bedroom.

In Hackney, plastic like tubs, pots and milk bottles have the lowest ‘capture rate’ of all recyclable materials. Some 4,800 tonnes are thrown away every year instead of being recycled.

People can recycle items from around the whole home. From the bathroom, shampoo, cleaning products, and liquid soap bottles should all go in the recycling. Along with the usual milk bottles in the kitchen, washing-up liquid bottles, pots, tubs and trays can be recycled too. And from the cupboard under the sink, bleach and surface cleaner bottles can also be recycled. These plastic items can be turned into football shirts, fleeces and even more plastic bottles.

Spot Plastic Bottle Man and win!

Recycling does not end in the home though. So Plastic Bottle Man will be hitting the streets and parks to remind people to use Hackney’s recycling-on-the-go bins for their plastic drinks bottles and food containers.

If you spot him in the street, take his recycling quiz for a chance to win £25. You can also win by tweeting a picture of yourself using a recycling on the go bin - just tag it #hackneyplastic for your chance to win.

It's the perfect time to get gardens, balconies and window boxes ready for summer. Compost is packed with nutrients which help plants, flowers and vegetables grow better. Come to our compost party, take some free compost and find out how you can make your own.

]]>compost,recycling,hackneyWed, 22 Apr 2015 11:38:33 +0100https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_compost-party.jpg?10000Free compost at Millfields Parkhttp://news.hackney.gov.uk/free-compost-at-millfields-park/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/free-compost-at-millfields-park/Hackney Council is giving away free compost at Millfields Park on 22 March. Fifteen tonnes of it will be available - residents can turn up with bags or boxes and take as much as they like.

Cars enter from Hillstowe St: space available for loading and unloading.

The compost is made at theLondon Waste eco-parkfrom food and garden waste collected in Hackney and other north London boroughs.

]]>recycling,food,waste,compostMon, 09 Mar 2015 17:47:26 +0000https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_prof-compost.jpg?10000Have a green Christmashttp://news.hackney.gov.uk/have-a-green-christmas/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/have-a-green-christmas/It's the most wonderful time of the year, but did you know it might also be the most wasteful?

With the food and drinks consumed and presents unwrapped you’re sure to be left with a heap of waste. It might be tempting to just throw it all in the bin, but nearly all of it can be sorted and recycled easily.

Food for thought

Over a third of Brits admit to throwing away more food at Christmas than at any other time, with 263,000 turkeys and 17.2 million brussels sprouts thrown out. Even if you only cook exactly what you need, there might still be a lot of scraps, peelings and bones. All food waste can be disposed of in your blue food waste caddies and composted.

Foil's war

Some 4,500 tonnes of tin foil will be used in the UK over Christmas. You can help by putting foil in your household green sacks or communal recycling bins, along with tins, cans, glass bottles, jars, plastic bottles and most plastic packaging. Recycling six foil mince pie cases saves enough enough energy to watch Eastenders on Christmas Day.

Christmas wrapping

Christmas cards, envelopes, wrapping paper, crackers, paper hats and cardboard boxes can all be recycled, which is helpful since the UK uses enough wrapping paper during the festive season to reach round the world nine times.

Rockin' around the Christmas tree

Hackney Council will collect your tree for free or you can drop it off at Millfields depot. Remember to take all the decorations off and save them for next year!

Christmas trees will be shredded and turned into compost to be used in Hackney’s parks and gardens.

Hackney Council has launched a new campaign to encourage residents to save £1 million by recycling their food waste.

Hackney throws about 18,000 tonnes of food in the bin per year – enough to fill up London Fields Lido every week. This represents about one third of household rubbish, yet all of it could be recycled.

Hackney’s Food Recycling Experiment aims to dispel the myths about food waste recycling and encourage people to give it a try and see that it is cleaner and easier than throwing everything in a big kitchen bin.

The council collects food waste from 95% of households, and if all of them recycled as much as they could, the borough could save £1 million a year in disposal costs.

Residents are given small caddies to keep in their kitchen and free compostable liners. The waste is collected every week from people’s front gardens and communal bins in blocks of flats and estates.

Use your blue bin… and win

As part of the campaign, the council wants residents who have never recycled their food to give it a try and send in their results. Residents who already use the service can also get involved and send in their tips.

Anyone who shows that they are using the service and tells the council how they got on before 15 December will have a chance of winning £100. To enter, residents can tag posts on Twitter and Instagram with #HackneyFood, complete an online form or fill in a card sent to them in the post.

The council is reminding the community of the need to still keep the streets clean and unobstructed during this time.

Residents taking part in the festival should build sukkahs (a temporary hut constructed for useduring Sukkot) on their own land and dismantle them afterwards. It is against the law to build structures on public streets or pavements.

Disposing of waste after the festival

After the sukkahs have been dismantled, the leaves, sticks and small branches from their roofs can be put into garden waste bins to be collected for free by the council.

For larger items which do not fit in bins or rubbish bags – such as the sides of the sukkah – book a collection in advanceor call 020 8356 6688.

Bulky household waste can also be taken to these waste and recycling centres:

Islington - 40 Hornsey Street, N7 8HU

Tottenham - Park View Road, N17 9AY

Wood Green - Western Road, N22 6UG

Waltham Forest - South Access Road, E17 8BS

Leyton - Gateway Road, E10 5BY

]]>sukkot,waste,recyclingTue, 07 Oct 2014 17:03:30 +0100https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_sukkah01a.jpg?10000Council doubles chip fat fuelled fleethttp://news.hackney.gov.uk/council-doubles-chip-fat-fuelled-fleet/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/council-doubles-chip-fat-fuelled-fleet/Hackney Council is making good use of chip fat and used cooking oil to power their fleet of vehicles.

Recycled cooking oil is used to make biodiesel, reducing reliance on standard diesel and the Council's carbon footprint.

In the last year the council has doubled the number of vehicles running on this biodiesel to include 38 HGVs, including recycling lorries.

Last year Hackney Council saved 188 tonnes of CO2 by using 18 vehicles converted to run on recycled cooking oil and is now on course to save 550 tonnes in 2013/14.

Cooking oil is collected from restaurants and takeaways and is processed to make biodiesel by a supplier in South London, from there it is delivered to Hackney to fuel HGVs.

The council is also looking at other ways of reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption and has 8 electric and 12 hybrid vehicles in use.

Vehicles are also fitted with telematic equipment and speed limiters which help to plan routes, track journeys and increase fuel efficiency.

]]>Hackney,Council,sustainable,environment,vehicle,recyclingFri, 23 Aug 2013 23:00:00 +0100https://content.presspage.com/uploads/722/500_rubbishtruck.jpg?10000Refuse and recycling collection services for May Day bank holidayhttp://news.hackney.gov.uk/refuse-and-recycling-collection-services-for-may-day-bank-holiday/
http://news.hackney.gov.uk/refuse-and-recycling-collection-services-for-may-day-bank-holiday/As a result of the May Day bank holiday there will be no changes to recycling collection days in Hackney, but there will be some changes to refuse collection days over this period.

Refuse collections scheduled to take place between Monday 6 and Friday 10 May will all be collected a day after their normal service.

That means if your waste is normally collected on a Monday it will picked up on Tuesday 7 May. Similarly, if it is normally collected on a Friday it will be revised to Saturday 11 May.Refuse collections return to normal on Monday 13 May 2013.